HOUSE BILL 134

54th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2020

INTRODUCED BY

Derrick J. Lente and D. Wonda Johnson

and Anthony Allison and Patricia Roybal Caballero

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRIBAL COLLEGES TO COMPLY WITH THE COURT'S RULINGS IN CONSOLIDATED MARTINEZ AND YAZZIE V. THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO LAWSUIT BY IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL AND HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. APPROPRIATIONS--STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION--TRIBAL COLLEGES.--

          A. The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for expenditure in fiscal year 2021 for the following purposes:

                (1) three hundred sixteen thousand dollars ($316,000) to extend Hispanic studies curriculum to high schools that are currently without an ethnic studies curriculum and to build a higher education pipeline for Hispanic students;

                (2) three hundred sixteen thousand dollars ($316,000) to support efforts to increase participation of African American high school students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and to assist African American students' transition to higher education;

                (3) for the college of education:

                     (a) five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) to establish the American Indian education institute to improve American Indian student recruitment and retention;

                     (b) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the American Indian language policy research and teacher training center;

                     (c) five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) for the American Indian curriculum and material development center;

                     (d) four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) to support the Native American leadership doctoral cohort;

                     (e) one million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) for the Native American educational leadership education specialist and administrative licensure programs to increase the number of Native American school administrators;

                     (f) five hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($545,000) to support the bilingual education degree programs in English and Navajo and English and Spanish; and

                     (g) one hundred seventy thousand dollars ($170,000) to support the dual license in special education and elementary education program at the Gallup branch;

                (4) for American Indian student services, nine hundred forty-six thousand two hundred thirty dollars ($946,230) for student recruitment and retention, summer bridge programs and academic, cultural and financial advisement;

                (5) for the Native American studies program in the college of arts and sciences:

                     (a) nine hundred twenty-eight thousand seven hundred six dollars ($928,706) to support indigenous leadership, indigenous studies development, a master's degree program and high school curriculum development; and

                     (b) three hundred sixteen thousand dollars ($316,000) to institute ten projects of excellence to extend Native American studies curriculum to ten high schools that do not have indigenous studies curriculum;

                (6) for the school of medicine:

                     (a) six hundred ninety-six thousand dollars ($696,000) for the center for Native American health, including student recruitment and retention, academic advisement, community health assessments, school and community health alignment and technical assistance; and

                     (b) four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) to the community behavioral health division for Native American suicide prevention, clinical and community-based prevention, intervention and research and technical assistance to public schools and tribal communities;

                (7) for the school of law, three hundred ninety-three thousand dollars ($393,000) for the southwest Indian law clinic to provide legal and technical support to pueblos, tribes, policy protocols and tribal and university agreements and memoranda of understanding; and

                (8) for the school of architecture and planning, seven hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($725,000) for indigenous planning and design, including community planning, education planning, infrastructure design and technical support to tribes.

          B. The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico highlands university for expenditure in fiscal year 2021 for the following purposes:

                (1) for the Ben Lujan leadership and public policy institute, six hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($625,000) for bachelor's and master's degree programs, administrative licensure, teacher recruitment and retention and parental institutes;

                (2) for the center for the education and study of diverse populations, seven hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($775,000) for teacher training, staff development, curriculum development, culturally responsive teaching, English language learner development standards, bilingual support, instructional leadership and youth leadership;

                (3) for the school of social work, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the Native American social work studies institute;

                (4) for American Indian student support services, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for student support, academic and financial advisement, student retention and internships; and

                (5) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to expand programs designed to support parents of American Indian students to become knowledgeable with laws and policies that govern programs affecting their children's development and education.

          C. The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for expenditure in fiscal year 2021:

                (1) three hundred thirty-seven thousand dollars ($337,000) for the college of education's American Indian program;

                (2) fifty-eight thousand five hundred dollars ($58,500) to fund career exploration camps; the college 101 program, which links students and parents to information about preparing for college with the help of native pathways; and dual credit programs focusing on agriculture, engineering, natural resources and business; and

                (3) two hundred fifty-nine thousand dollars ($259,000) to support outreach, recruitment, retention and expansion of borderlands and ethnic studies students, including university curriculum and graduate programs and ethnic studies curriculum in high schools that do not have culturally relevant curriculum.

          D. The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the higher education department for expenditure in fiscal year 2021 for the following tribal college programs:

                (1) for Navajo technical university to collaborate with the A:shiwi college and career readiness center at the Pueblo of Zuni to support the expansion of readiness programs; certificates, associate, baccalaureate and graduate degrees; and culturally and linguistically appropriate research, community engagement, service learning and other activities designed to foster cultural and environmental preservation and sustainable economic development within New Mexico as follows:

                     (a) eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) to develop expanded literature that can be used in public school classrooms and other venues, including homes, in pueblos and Navajo chapters in New Mexico;

                     (b) seven hundred twenty-seven thousand four hundred dollars ($727,400) to expand educational outreach in public schools in New Mexico with a high percentage of Navajo students to encourage those students to enroll in science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses by providing presentations and workshops to students, teachers and families;

                     (c) one million seven hundred ninety-five thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,795,800) to support early childhood practicum programs;

                     (d) four hundred twenty-two thousand dollars ($422,000) for courses covering substance abuse and suicide prevention in the nursing program; and

                     (e) two hundred ten thousand dollars ($210,000) to support the New Mexico dual credit program at the university;

                (2) for Diné college:

                     (a) one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for recruitment, retention and advance training for teacher licensure and endorsement in bilingual multicultural education;

                     (b) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to create a publishing center to create, print and disseminate Navajo language curriculum and instructional and other materials;

                     (c) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to create a dual language teacher education center; and

                     (d) eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) to support culturally and linguistically relevant education and extended learning programs; and

                (3) for southwestern Indian polytechnic institute:

                     (a) two hundred forty-five thousand eight hundred ninety-two dollars ($245,892) for the teacher preparation pipeline;

                     (b) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for outreach recruitment, retention and certification of behavioral health and social work students and their transition to degree programs;

                     (c) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to support recruitment and support services for public school students in the transition from high school to post-secondary education; and

                     (d) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for dual credit and transfer support services and for scholarships for New Mexico residents.

          E. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance of the appropriations in this section remaining at the end of fiscal year 2021 shall revert to the general fund.

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